West Virginia hired Darian DeVries as the school's next men's basketball coach on Sunday, with the two sides agreeing to a five-year deal.

DeVries has served as the head men's basketball coach at Drake since 2018.

ESPN's Pete Thamel first reported the deal was being finalized.

Three-year Drake starting guard Tucker DeVries is expected to join his father in West Virginia, according to Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68.

DeVries, winner of back-to-back MVC Player of the Year awards, recorded 21.6 points per game for the Bulldogs this season. That average is more than five points higher than any player currently on West Virginia's roster.

The Bulldogs won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and made the NCAA tournament in each of the past two seasons under DeVries' leadership.

DeVries will take the place of interim head coach Josh Eilert, who replaced former head coach Bob Huggins last June.

The Mountaineers decided to move on from Eilert after West Virginia finished the 2023-24 with a 9-23 overall record, their first campaign with fewer than 10 wins since 2002.

West Virginia will hope DeVries and his son can lead their program through a similar turnaround as what they recently helped orchestrate in Des Moines.

Prior to hiring DeVries, the Bulldogs had not recorded a 20-win season since 2008, and had never before recorded back-to-back 20-victory campaigns.

After DeVries joined the program in 2018, Drake went on to record six straight 20-win seasons. The team's 28 wins in 2023-24 tied for an all-time program high.

DeVries will now be expected to take West Virginia back to the NCAA tournament. The team earned nine bids during Huggins' tenure from 2007 to 2018, including a trip to the national semifinal.

Prior to taking the helm at Drake, DeVries served as an assistant coach at Creighton for 17 seasons. DeVries worked for both Dana Altman and Greg McDermott as the Bluejays made 11 trips to the NCAA tournament.

Negotiations over DeVries' next contract will likely include a buyout of his deal with Drake. The head coach signed an eight-year extension with Drake in 2021, which ran through the 2028-29 season.

Other head coaching candidates considered by West Virginia included Mark Byington of James Madison and Niko Medved of Colorado State, according to Greg Carey of West Virginia MetroNews. Medved also had Drake connections, having coached there for one season prior to DeVries' tenure.